Nathaniel Rochester

Nathaniel Rochester (21 February 1752-17 May 1831) was an American Revolutionary War soldier and land speculator who founded Rochester, New York in 1788.

Biography
Nathaniel Rochester was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia in 1752, and his family moved to Granville County, North Carolina in 1763. He became a delegate to his state's provincial congress during the American Revolutionary War, and he served as a Major and a paymaster in the state militia. He served in the North Carolina General Assembly in 1777 before relocating to Hagerstown, Maryland and serving in its General Assembly as well. In 1811, he founded Rochester, New York, which was named after him. He also pioneered the creation of Monroe County in 1821, and he died in Rochester in 1831.